Juan David Pérez Benítez (born March 23, 1991) is a Colombian professional

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who currently plays for

Boyacá Chicó Boyacá is the name of a region in Colombia. It may refer to other connections to Colombia: * Battle of Boyacá * Boyacá Department (Gran Colombia) * Boyacá Department ** Boyacá, Boyacá, a municipality * Boyacá State, a former state * Puerto ...

Career

2012-16: Colombia

Perez began his career with

in 2012, rapidly making his mark by scoring goals. He came on as a substitute and scored his first goal on 22 April 2012, the last goal of a 3-0 away victory against

Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club (association football), football club based in Medellín that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their ...

Estadio Atanasio Girardot Estadio Atanasio Girardot (Atanasio Girardot Stadium), commonly referred to as El Atanasio, is a multi-purpose stadium in Medellín, Colombia. Located in the Laureles ''Communes of Medellín, comuna'' of Medellin, the stadium is currently used ...

. His first brace of his career came on 8 July, scoring twice versus

Independiente Santa Fe Club Independiente Santa Fe, known simply as Santa Fe, is a Colombian professional Association football, football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio El Campín, El Cam ...

in a 2-2 draw. On 12 September, he scored the first goal of the match in a 3-1 home win versus Cúcuta Deportivo to help Boyacá Chico qualify to the semi-finals of the

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, where they would later lose to Nacional. On 21 April 2013, he scored a goal in a 2-2 draw against

Deportivo Pasto Asociación Deportivo Pasto, also known as Deportivo Pasto, is a Colombian professional football team based in the city of Pasto, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Departamental Libertad ...

. In the next game, he scored again, the only goal of a 0-1 away win against Cucuta at

Estadio General Santander General Santander Stadium (''Estadio General Santander)'' is a multi-purpose stadium in Cúcuta, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 32,163 people. It is named in honour of Francisco de Pau ...

. A week later, he scored a goal against

Atlético Huila Atlético Huila is a professional Colombian association football, football team based in Neiva, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. The club was founded in 1990, making it one of the youngest professional football clubs in Colombia. ...

, scoring in three consecutive games. From August to September 2014, he scored in four consecutive games: a 2-2 draw vs.

Envigado Envigado () is a city and municipality due South of Medellín, Colombia in the department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. It is located in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley. It borders El Poblado, Medellín to the north, Sabaneta, An ...

on 16 August, a 5-1 thrashing of

La Equidad Club Deportivo La Equidad, also known as La Equidad, is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Metropolitano de Techo stadium. History La Equid ...

on 24 August, a 1-1 draw vs. Uniautónoma on 30 August, and a 2-2 draw in

Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...

against

Atlético Nacional Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the other ...

. His last game was on 9 November 2014, where he scored his last two goals for the club, the second being a penalty, in a 3-1 home victory against Independiente Medellin, the club where he would later transfer to. Pérez played three seasons with the club. Pérez signed with Independiente Medellin in January 2015 for the 2015 Apertura, where he made 25 appearances and scored 4 goals in the league, as Medellin finished runner-up. He played in both legs of the finals, which were won by Deportivo Cali. In late July 2015, Perez moved to

Atlético Junior Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. (), commonly known as Junior de Barranquilla, by its old name Atlético Junior or simply as Junior, is a Colombian professional football team based in Barranquilla, capital of the department of Atlantic ...

for six months. On 5 August 2015, he scored his first goal with the club in a 2-1

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win against

Deportes Tolima Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department, that competes in the Categoría Primera A. Founded in 1954, the club has won the C ...

. A week later he scored his first

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goal, the second of a 5-0 victory over Melgar. His last league goal for the club was on 7 November against Atletico Huila in a 2-2 draw, followed by his last cup goal and final goal for the club four days later in a 2-0 win against Santa Fe. In December 2015, Junior made the finals, losing to Atletico Nacional. He played in both legs, coming on as a substitute each time.

2016-19: Mexico

Perez moved to Mexico to play for

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in mid 2016, during the 2016-17 season. Although he only scored one goal with the club, he left a nice memory for the fans by scoring a stunning bicycle kick against

Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the States of Mexico, state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. Toluca has a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the Grea ...

in August 2016. In January 2017, he moved to

Ascenso MX Ascenso MX, also known as Ascenso BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, was a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Primera División A de México (1994–2009 ...

side

Celaya Celaya (; Otomi: ) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state. It is the third most populous city in the state, with a 2005 census population of 310,413. The muni ...

for two years. He was selected in the starting lineup and scored the opening goal in his debut on 7 January 2017 in a 3-1 victory vs.

Cimarrones de Sonora The Cimarrones de Sonora Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club that plays in the Liga Premier de México. The club is based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. History The "Cimarrones de Sonora" were born in 2013, when the "Rays" of Poblado Miguel ...

. Two weeks later, he scored his second goal for the club in a 2-4 away win against Correcaminos. In an away match against Atlante on 3 February 2017, he scored a double to help his side achieve a 2-1 win. Four days later, he scored another double against Venados, which ended in a 4-0 victory. In a match against Cimarrones in August 2017, he scored two goals in a 3-1 victory. He scored a goal and was shown a red card in a match against Dorados on 14 April 2018, with this goal eventually being his last with the club. In summer 2018, Pérez transferred to

Pachuca Pachuca (; ), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the east-central Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca Municipality, Pach ...

, making his debut on 24 July against his former club, Celaya, in a 2-0 win. He scored his first and only goal with the club 7 days later, the first goal of a 2-0 win over

Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V., simply known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Torreón, Coahuila. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1983 as Club Santos I ...

2019-: Return to Colombia

Pérez signed with

Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club, known simply as Millonarios, is a Colombian professional football club based in Bogotá, that competes in the Categoría Primera A, top flight of football in Colombia. It is one of the most successful and iconic clubs i ...

on a loan deal with a purchase option in January 2019. He scored on his debut, the only goal of a 0-1 away victory against Envigado. On 9 February 2019, he scored the winning goal to put the result at 2-1 in favor of Millonarios over

Jaguares de Córdoba Jaguares de Córdoba is a professional Colombian football team based in Montería, that plays in Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Jaraguay stadium. History The team was created on 5 December 2012 at a meeting held by t ...

. A week later, Pérez scored his teams' last goal in a 3-2 victory over Atlético Huila at

Estadio El Campín The Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín, commonly known as El Campín, is the main stadium of Bogotá, Colombia. It was inaugurated on 10 August 1938 and has a capacity of 39,512 spectators. It is the home ground of the Categoría Primera A teams ...

. On 21 July 2019, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over

Once Caldas Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian Association football, football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club plays its home games at Estadio Palogrande. The club wa ...

References

External links

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Juan David Perez - Liga MX Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Juan David 1991 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Department Colombian men's footballers Boyacá Chicó F.C. footballers 21st-century Colombian sportsmen Independiente Medellín footballers Atlético Junior footballers Club Tijuana footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Celaya F.C. footballers C.F. Pachuca players Millonarios F.C. players América de Cali footballers Águilas Doradas players Once Caldas footballers Sport Huancayo footballers Jaguares de Córdoba footballers Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Peru Men's association football forwards